Olivet
ἐλαιώνStrong’s G1638elaiōn
Appears in 12 verses of the New Testament
In short
Elaiōn is the Greek word usually translated “olives” and “olivet”. It appears in 12 verses of the New Testament.
“And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,”
Meaning
Usually translated “olives” and “olivet”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of olives 9
- olivet 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 4
- Matthew 3
- Mark 3
- John 1
- Acts 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 24:3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
- Matthew 26:30And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
- Mark 11:1And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,
- Mark 13:3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
- Mark 14:26And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
- Luke 19:29And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
Greek dictionary
ἐλαιών elaiōn · Olivet
ἐλαιών, -ῶνος, ὁ (ἐλαία), [in LXX for זַיִת ;] olive-grove, olive-garden (so in FlJ and in π.; Deiss., BS, 209 ff.; MM, Exp., iii; M, Pr., 49, 69, 235): Luk.19:29 21:37 (WH, -ῶν; see their App., 158; Field, Notes, 73; El., § 10, 5; 33, 1; Thayer, see word), Act.1:12 (where EL, ll with, proposes the conjectural emendation ἐλαιῶν for -ῶνος).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “olive” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
OL'IVE, noun
[Latin oliva, from olea, an olive tree; Gr. See Oil]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.